Higher Density only for Transit Oriented Developments(TODs)?

Penang Forum had a meeting with the MPPP President(YDP) recently on 18 October 2012. This update is from former Municipal Councillor Lim Kah Cheng. On the issue of the density of 87 units per acre, the YDP confirmed that MPPP has put on hold applications for density of 87 units which have not yet been approved. Rationale: the draft local plan  had recommended that the 87 units be only for those (developments) along transit nodes and since there is uncertainty as to where  the transit nodes are and that the recommended monorail and PORR in the draft local plan are not happening, the higher density of 87 units should be put on hold. Density should be considered together with the transport master plan. 

(Realistically, we are not out of the woods yet because the developers are lobbying members of the state govt to pressurize MPPP to reverse this decision. We members of the public must step up the pressure because MPPP's recommendation to SPC is pending a final decision.)

On the complaints to MPPP of the rivers in Lembah Permai and the one next to 1 tanjung/Penang Swimming Club being filled up by developers,  Dato YDP promised to call for a meeting with JPS and JKR and DO and PForum reps to resolve these issues. She also asked her engineering dept head to monitor the situations at those 2 places.

Take the polluters to task !

Press conference: Wed. 10 Oct. 11 am Copthorne Beach

by YB Teh and TBRA (Tanjong Bunga Residents’ Association)

The Tanjung Bunga Residents’ Association together with YB Teh, ADUN for Tanjong Bunga called for a Press conference to highlight the pollution at the Tanjung 1 project, a huge high rise condominium development between the Cove and the Penang Swimming Club.

Erosion from Tanjong 1 construction site muddies the sea